Established cannabis companies looking to expand into new markets could find a major opening in Alaska if a recent legislative proposal becomes law.

The measure – introduced in the state Legislature last week – would ban applicants seeking recreational cannabis licenses from accepting investments by third parties. That stipulation could give established companies a big edge over [click to continue…]

The Obama administration is facing pressure on numerous fronts to respect laws legalizing marijuana in Colorado and Washington. The latest plea came this morning, when the nonprofit group Law Enforcement [click to continue...]

A handful of prominent figures in Connecticut’s MMJ scene are batting around the idea of starting a trade organization to help entrepreneurs navigate the complexities of launching and running a [click to continue...]

By Morgan Fox November’s historic victories in Colorado and Washington have the whole country talking about marijuana. One of the biggest debates in the media at the moment is whether [click to continue...]

Let the domino effect begin. Lawmakers in four states plan to submit bills that would legalize marijuana for adult use and tax cannabis sales, spurred by similar successful measures in [click to continue...]

Marijuana advocates rejoiced last week when Colorado and Washington became the first states in the US to legalize cannabis for recreational use. But MMJ professionals in those states are experiencing [click to continue...]

Shares of several publicly traded companies that serve the medical marijuana industry have surged in the wake of a watershed election that saw huge gains for the cannabis industry. Investors [click to continue...]

The cannabis industry is at a pivotal point in its history and must quickly mature to take advantage of new opportunities and while beating back unprecedented challenges, Steve DeAngelo, director [click to continue...]

The next green wave is quickly gaining strength, fueled by marijuana legalization in two states and the expansion of medical cannabis into new regions, Cassandra Farrington, producer of the National [click to continue...]